FIGHT! Life

Several months ago, when the UFC announced Chael Sonnen would get a title shot against Anderson Silva, I called and asked if he would appear on my show, Fighting Words With Mike Straka on HDNet, the morning after the bout. …
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The call came last weekend, music to my ears. Mike Smith, the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, made no effort to hide his satisfaction. His former first-round pick, left tackle Sam Baker, needed to show some more nastiness, needed to…
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He tried to lie still while we squirmed and cringed as the needle was inserted into the gaping hole in his lip. All the Novacaine in the world couldn’t numb the pain that was felt in the little secluded area of Vancouver General…
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It seems like I’ve traveled this road before. Yet, here I am again,espousing logic that appears to be falling upon deaf ears of those who need to listen. Actually, this time I’m not asking that decision-makers listen, I’m…
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I’m in one of those weird moods again today. As I sit and attempt to pen this column, my brain is everywhere. Forget an ADD moment, I got it bad, more like an LMNOP moment. So, I sit trying to corral my inner bedlam.…
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"Big" John gives us the lowdown on MMA greats and makes his predictions about which up-and-comers will take their place in the not-so-distant future.
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"Big" John reveals the origins of his iconic catchphrase, and sets the record straight about whether he stole the line from boxing ref Mills Lane.
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News of the week and a look forward to this weekend's fights.
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Rick Lee gets behind the lens with FIGHT! Magazine photographer Paul Thatcher as he shoots model Jade Bryce.
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Jona Weinohofen is high on vegans and former light heavyweight champions and not so much on Michael Bisping.
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